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Mirror’s Edge 2 confirmed by former EA General Manager
0By: Musa Afridi | November 28th, 2012 | UncategorizedBen Cousins was once the GM of EA Easy and has revealed that Battlefield 3 developer, DICE, is currently working on the eagerly anticipated sequel to the original game. EA has a number of different franchises and IPs under its belt and has a habit of releasing sequels of any title that was remotely successful, wh...
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Sony announce US release date for the Resistance Collection
By: Musa Afridi | November 28th, 2012 | UncategorizedAll three Insomniac developed PlayStation 3 exclusives to put in the same box and offered to consumers in early December for $39.99. It’s the Holiday Season and for some it means family, the festive spirit and peace while for others it means great offers and deals and for others still, the chance to boost their sales. When they all come together, everyone is happy and maybe t...
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Atari founder critical of Wii U, believes next-generation consoles to be an end of an era
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | November 27th, 2012 | UncategorizedNintendo seems to have found itself a permanent place on the hot seat, getting bombarded with criticism over Wii U from all angles. The latest swipe at the Japan-based company’s first-ever HD console comes from a man who is often regarded as one of the founding fathers of gaming, Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s founder Nolan Bushnell. During an interview with the New York Ti...
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Sony and Microsoft need to react to Wii U by innovating, says Nintendo of America boss
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | November 27th, 2012 | UncategorizedNintendo appears to have gained some serious confidence following the successful launch of Wii U in America. For a company that has been a prime target of critics over the last few months, making a solid impact in the market with its next-generation console was of immense importance and that is exactly what Nintendo of America managed to do on November 18. During a chat with...
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EA explains DICE plans on future Battlefield games
By: Musa Afridi | November 27th, 2012 | UncategorizedPatrick Soderlund, the vice president of Electronic Arts, explains how they plan on rotating the DICE team to avoid repetition and boredom among the staff. Battlefield 3 was a massive success for EA, both in terms of sales as well as gaining a firm foothold in the first-person shooter market. The Call of Duty tit...
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Long life-cycle of consoles damaging industry, says Ubisoft boss
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | November 27th, 2012 | UncategorizedIt is not a rarity to find a publisher, developer or gamer voicing his frustration over the extended life-cycle of Sony’s and Microsoft’s current-generation consoles. With neither of the two console makers showing any clear signs of giving in to the popular demand for a new system, the frustration continues to prevail in the gaming industry, with the stakeholders becoming i...
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Square Enix to adopt Call of Duty model for Hitman
By: Moses Abaortae | November 27th, 2012 | UncategorizedHitman Absolution will be followed up by another Hitman game developed by the newly created, Square Enix Montreal studio as the publisher looks to have two studios working on two different versions of the same franchise. Activision seems to have redefined how studios manage their IPs. Instead of following the traditional method of having one developer working on one IP, with a ...
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Resident Evil Revelations set for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 debut
By: Moses Abaortae | November 27th, 2012 | UncategorizedA listing of the 3DS game on the Korean Ratings Board pretty much confirms that Capcom are set to release the portable game on the current generation of home consoles. No news on a PlayStation Vita version though. Resident Evil fans who were disappointed with what they were offered by Capcom after Leon Kennedy’...
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The Wii U doesn’t disappoint on the opening week sales front
By: Moses Abaortae | November 27th, 2012 | UncategorizedNintendo’s new console sells 400,000 units as many retailers in North America are selling out. Reggie Fils-Aime, the President of Nintendo America, claims the company is working to ensure there are no shortages in supply. The sales figure everyone was waiting for is out and the Wii U has not done too bad for it...
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Aliens: Colonial Marines dev not porting Borderlands 2 to Wii U
By: Moses Abaortae | November 27th, 2012 | UncategorizedGearbox has confirmed that its primary focus for the Wii U is the eagerly anticipated Aliens game while any chances of Borderlands 2 making its way on to the console have been quashed. The Nintendo Wii U has hit shelves in North America and retailers are selling out of the console according to Reggie Fils-Aime, t...
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